Rick and I decided to wait until the weekend to start his medication. That way, we could be there in case of any side effects.
On Thursday, Rick called to let me know that Pharmacy called and informed him that the dose prescribed was no longer available and that the doctor would have to re-write a prescription. So Rick called the doctor's office and got frustrated with their phone system, or lack of a proper one. He was also upset that the doctor didn't know that the dose she had prescribed was no longer available. I took it as he was just frustrated with the whole idea of giving Anthony medication, and then I was frustrated with him.
FRUSTRATED!!!! We talked it over and both mellowed out a bit.
Rick called again on Friday and was able to speak with the doctor. She told him that she would fax over a prescription for Anthony to take 1/2 of a 20 mg capsule of Vivanse.
Then the doctor's office called Rick and said that the pharmacy wouldn't take a faxed prescription, it had to be an original written prescription and one of us would have to pick it up before they closed that afternoon. We were both working and, again, frustrated. It turns out that there is a law that requires the original because of the type of medication it is. (Why didn't the doctor know this?)
We finally had the medication on Friday night. All we have to do is pour the capsule in to some juice and give him half one day and the other half the next. Easy enough, right?
We get up Saturday morning and I follow the doctor's instructions and empty the capsule in to 4 ounces of apple juice. The medicine settles instantly in the juice so I do the whole mad scientist thing where I am shaking it and pouring it back and forth between two cups, hoping it doesn't settle, but it just doesn't seem to work quite as well as I hope. So I gave him 2 oz of the tainted juice and hoped for the best.
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